Duke Classical Studies for the first time hosted a national Latin Certamen. And what a Certamen it was! There were 30 preliminary contests in three rounds leading up to 9 semifinal contests, and then the 3 finals. The event included 9 novice teams, 6 intermediate, and 12 advanced. So, 27 teams, 132 students in toto, ranging from 8 grade to senior. The contest was won by high schools from DC and northern Virginia, with two Florida teams being the runners up.
Organizing committee: Saumya Sao (Organizer and Chair), Gabi Stewart, Noah McThenia (academic head), Ann Bailey (financial head), Ram Gollapudy, Peter Wang. Other helpers and participants included professors Jose Gonzalez, Kyle Jazwa, Tolly Boatwright, and William Johnson; ClSt graduate students Courtney Monahan and David Stifler; and undergraduates Mycroft ZImmerman, Katherine Owensby, Josh Young, Keyin Lu, Blythe Davis, Maddie Hsiang, Jermaine Bryant (UNC Robertson), Nikhil Roa (UNC).
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